Keto Beef Stew (Slow Cooker or Oven) – The Wholesome Recipe Box

This keto beef stew is full of tender beef and wholesome greens, all coated in a thick sauce. cook dinner it within the gradual cooker or make it within the oven! The recipe is low carb and grain free, making it excellent for chopping again on wholesome mama (thm s), keto, and whole30 diets.

I like a very good beef stew, it is one in every of my favourite consolation meals! and it is very simple to make wholesome/thm pleasant. no sauce packets wanted right here ????

Stew is a good low-carb meal to make for a wholesome and match mother. simply omit the potatoes and the starch-based mostly thickener. I am changing the potatoes with radishes and utilizing glucomannan to thicken – simple and simply as scrumptious!

elements you’ll need

that is simply an outline of the elements (nice as a visible information!). scroll right down to the recipe card for quantities.

ingredient notes

• peas/carrots: These are excessive-starch greens, particularly peas. I throw in a handful as a result of it makes the stew really feel extra “traditional.” you may completely skip them in the event you do not feel snug consuming peas in your private weight-reduction plan plan! if you wish to omit the carrots, add 2 extra celery sticks.
• Soy Sauce: I take advantage of soy sauce as an inexpensive, decrease-sugar various to Worcestershire sauce, since it is so available. you should utilize liquid aminos in the event you favor/have entry to them.
• Tomato paste: I take advantage of simply sufficient tomato paste to provide the stew a richer coloration and deeper taste. if you do not have this helpful, you may skip it. though it is going to alter the sauce a bit. ketchup may very well be a substitute, however be certain that it is sugar-free if you wish to maintain the carb countdown going.
• Radshes: I used child pink radishes, these lose lots of their coloration throughout cooking and find yourself wanting extra like white potatoes. You may as well use a big white or daikon radish and cube it if that is all you will discover.
• Glucomannan: That is my favourite low-carb thickener for sauces, stews, and soups. you should utilize arrowroot in the event you do not thoughts starch or natural cornstarch.
• Stewed meat: You need to use low cost meat right here, it is going to get tender in the course of the lengthy cooking time. save your costly cuts for date night time ????

a notice about radishes

For those who’re questioning if the radishes will add a spicy contact to the stew, I discover that the sauce is a bit spicier after I use child purple radishes. however all my youngsters (6, 4 and 19 months) eat it with out criticism, and are very delicate to the slightest quantity of pepper.

learn how to make keto beef stew

1. Begin by browning the meat in a little bit oil in a big skillet, in 2-3 batches if crucial.

I do know that is an additional step and additional dish to scrub in the event you’re cooking the stew within the crock pot, however belief me… it is price it! in the event you’re cooking the stew within the oven, use the pot you may be utilizing within the oven to brown the meat (I take advantage of a big Dutch oven if making it within the oven).

2. whereas the meat is browning, I chop all of the greens. I took a photograph so you may see how I minimize all the pieces; I all the time discover this convenient in recipes after I’m undecided how one thing is anticipated to chop.

3. as soon as the meat is browned, take away it from the pan (place it within the gradual cooker if utilizing a gradual cooker, in any other case set it apart on a plate).

add the onion and garlic to the pan and cook dinner for 1-2 minutes, then add the tomato paste and seasoning.

now pour about 1/2 cup of the meat broth into the pan to scrape up any browned bits. switch this to the gradual cooker as properly, or add the meat again to the skillet if braising within the oven.

4. add all of the greens besides the peas to the stew.

then add the remaining beef broth.

Cook dinner the stew within the gradual cooker or place within the sizzling oven with the lid on. within the oven you’ll have to stir it a few occasions, however watch out: the pot and the liquid are very popular!

5. as soon as the cooking time has elapsed, stir properly and add the peas. proceed cooking with out the lid (within the gradual cooker on excessive or within the pot on the range) till the peas are heated via.

6. end by thickening the sauce to your liking. You may as well add extra beef broth at this level in order for you extra sauce than kinds throughout cooking (it may be arduous to gauge how a lot liquid will likely be launched from the elements throughout cooking, so I would like to regulate on the finish).

dissolve the glucomannan in just a few tablespoons of chilly water; it is going to thicken to a pudding-like substance nearly immediately! however this can dissolve within the stew.

add it to the stew (I like so as to add it about 1/3 at a time so I can cease including extra when the stew is thick sufficient for our liking) and stir properly, over low warmth. the stew will take 1-3 minutes to thicken.

so, serve instantly ????

recipe suggestions

• please do not skip browning the meat/cooking the onion earlier than including the broth! it is going to actually improve the flavour of the stew.
• You possibly can add broth on the finish to make extra gravy if your loved ones likes lots of gravy. notice that you’ll want to make use of extra glucomannan in the event you add extra broth than the recipe requires.
• Add the glucomannan/water combination progressively. You do not need to find yourself with braised beef pudding!
• minimize greens evenly for finest outcomes.
• withhold salt in case you have a really salty beef broth, in any other case you possibly can find yourself with a very salty stew.
• For those who cook dinner the stew within the oven, remember to stir in the event you’re utilizing a Dutch oven. the lid displays warmth very strongly and if it’s not stirred not less than as soon as, the highest layer of elements might burn.

serving concepts

The stew is nice by itself in the event you’re brief on time or don’t desire the trouble of getting ready a aspect dish. if you wish to add one thing to your meal, listed here are a few of our favorites:

for a light-weight/low carb meal:

• serve over cauliflower mash – heavenly consolation meals!
• add a aspect of coleslaw
• serve with a inexperienced bean salad

for a crossover/wholesome carbs:

• a complete wheat roll
• common mashed potatoes
• mashed candy potatoes

extra low-carb consolation meals

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